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Anyone have a Sunner or Posy?

37 replies

RoseApp · 30/07/2023 16:51

Does anyone have a Summer or a Posy? Having failed to agree on anything we both like these but don’t know how they are received. Family aren’t keen. We want something that feels happy, conveys warmth, lightness etc

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Extfirth · 30/07/2023 16:52

Is Sunner an amalgamation of Summer and Stunner?

BigBeeee · 30/07/2023 16:57

I really like Summer.

I like Posy too. It's pretty and happy and fresh and similar to Rosie but I wouldn't like to have to tell people that was my name now. It's lovely but would you be happy saying 'hi, I'm Posy.'

So I would choose Summer which is lovely but not childish.

Sunshineaftertherain187 · 30/07/2023 16:59

I really like Posy or Posie.
I think it would be good as a nn for Primrose.

clogsniffer · 30/07/2023 17:11

There's a Summer and Autumn in DS class who are best friends, very sweet 💛. Lovely happy names. Posie Parker is a cool namesake but I prefer Summer.

fairycupcakes · 30/07/2023 17:17

I prefer Summer. Posie sounds a bit babyish to me for some reason, but it’s absolutely an adorable nn for Primrose which a PP has suggested x

NannyR · 30/07/2023 17:22

Summer is a great name, Posy will always be associated with the Ballet Shoes book for me.

pambeeslyhalpert2 · 30/07/2023 17:26

I know one of each and I just think Posy is such a lovely pretty name. Also really like Polly

Kimfluencer · 30/07/2023 17:29

I’m not personally keen on either.

Summer isn’t a nice word to say to me, despite the sunny meaning.

Posy is dreadful - childish and twee. I’d hate to be a grown woman called Posy!

Daisy is better and quite ‘sunny’.

Namechange828492 · 30/07/2023 17:33

I love all the noel streatfield books so like posy. Summer is nice too.

GiddyGladys · 30/07/2023 17:36

Sunny is nicer imo

PickledScrump · 30/07/2023 18:00

Posie is lovely, Summer is really not

midsomermurderess · 30/07/2023 18:03

I like both. Posy is a nickname for Josephine, so maybe you could use that for Sunday best, and call her Posy.

Arewehumanorarewecupboards · 30/07/2023 18:11

To me they are completely different. I love Posy but really don’t like Summer.

Soubriquet · 30/07/2023 18:22

There used to be a Summer and Skye and a baby group I attended when dd was a baby. I didn’t like the name Summer…probably because I didn’t like the mother and she would screech it out every 10 mins. “Summer!! Stop that!” “SUMMER!!!! Enough you’re driving me crazy!”

itsmyp4rty · 30/07/2023 19:02

Summer is nice but Posy is too babyish IMO. It would be better as a NN but not for Josephine! that's really awful.
I would definitely go for Summer, Daisy, Poppy, Skye are nice too is you want something similar.

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gjg · 01/08/2023 11:11

Summer is nice, I really like Josephine though, Posy for childhood, then Josie or Josephine as an adult.

MutantTurtles · 01/08/2023 11:14

Posie is short for Joesphine

Summer is short for..
Summer lovin'
Summertime
Summer sale

AlltheFs · 01/08/2023 11:15

I have a hen called Posy. That’s not meant to be offensive-I use all my favourite girls names on hens as only have one DD.

I do like Josephine nn Posy better though for a human.

The only Summers I know of are a bit rough around the edges so it doesn’t have great associations for me.

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PresentPrincess1 · 01/08/2023 11:31

I like Summer but it feels like it will date badly. I think of it as similar to Dawn. It's nice enough but will fall out of favour, and just stop being used altogether.

Posy seems like a nickname.

Josie? Rosie?

Sealover123 · 01/08/2023 17:15

I like both. Who cares what your family think, it's YOUR baby! I never understand why people discuss baby names with relatives before the birth. It's not fair for them to influence the parents' choice of name.

RhosynBach · 01/08/2023 17:17

I like posy as a nickname for primrose . I didn’t know it was a Nickname for Josephine

I also quite like tansy as a flower name. I don’t like summer

HeyYouWithTheSadFace · 01/08/2023 18:45

I can't imagine an adult with either of those names. They're both a bit cutesy to me

Yourebeingtooloud · 01/08/2023 18:49

I love Posy and disagree it’s cutesy - I know a very elegant adult Posy.

I know a fair few Summers and it’s not a name I would choose personally.